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droit du seigneur Definition

droit du sei·gneur (drwä dü se nyër′)

noun

  1. an alleged right, reputedly claimed by some feudal lords, to the first night with a vassal's bride
  2. any alleged right arrogantly presumed

Etymology: Fr, right of the lord

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